Waltzing Along the
Danube
June 2019
Another Viking River Cruise? We’ve
already done 4 together, plus Marjorie did a “Christmas Markets” Rhine cruise
with her sister Mary and I did a “Midnight Sun” ocean cruise to Scotland and
Norway (above the Arctic Circle!) with my brother Doug & family. But it
seems only fitting to add the Danube to our list of European rivers that
includes the Rhine, Seine, Saone, and Rhone; at 1775 miles, the Danube is the
longest European River after the Volga, flowing thru 10 countries. And it’s always
so nice to tour in a floating hotel with gourmet restaurant! Mary & hubbie
Jeff have done the Danube, advising that too little water in late summer or
fall might turn cruising into a bus tour. With additional advice and assistance
from friendly Viking staffer Sonya, we booked the “Danube Waltz” trip for early
summer. As usual, a variety of choices for included and optional tours; we’ll
do some things together and others separately.
As I put together this journal
from my voice-recorder mutterings and scribblings, I think back to an exhibit
in March at Emma Willard School: “Transient’s Voice” by Shima Iuchi, diary
pages combining her elegant script with lovely drawings from her travels. I am
humbled, but carry on nonetheless.
